Ugandan opposition, Bobi Wine, was shot and injured in the leg after a confrontation with Police officers on Tuesday in Kampala.
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| Bobi Wine. Photo: Getty Images |
According to VOA Africa: “Uganda’s police force spokesperson, Rusoke Katuuma, addressed the media on Wednesday after main opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly known as Bobi Wine, was shot in the leg by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday.
“Katuuma told journalists that officers had attempted to block Wine and his team from marching down a road, resulting in an altercation where Wine sustained injuries.
““His [Bobi Wine] team and himself and a number of people say or said that he was shot. Now, what for us we are insisting on this is that until we [conclude] an investigation, we are a professional body,” Katuuma said.
““We cannot jump into any conclusion. We can only conclude on the basis of a professional finding.”
“Museveni’s government has been accused by opponents and human rights activists of stifling the opposition, something Museveni denies. Wine has emerged as the most formidable opponent of veteran President Yoweri Museveni.
“He has amassed huge support among youth in Uganda, a nation of 46 million, with many wooed initially by his rags-to-riches story as a pop star from the ghetto, and in recent years by his bold attacks on Museveni’s government.
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🇺🇬Uganda’s police force spokesperson, Rusoke Katuuma, addressed the media on Wednesday after main opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, commonly known as Bobi Wine, was shot in the leg by security agents in a northern suburb of the capital Kampala on Tuesday.🧵 pic.twitter.com/ctHMdoXGhd
— VOA Africa (@VOAAfrica) September 4, 2024
